UK Oil & Gas PLC Drilling Update - Horse Hill (0621P)

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RNS Number : 0621P

UK Oil & Gas PLC

08 October 2019

UK Oil & Gas PLC

("UKOG" or the "Company")

HH-2/2z Drilling Update at Horse Hill Oil Field

UK Oil & Gas PLC (London AIM: UKOG) is pleased to announce that following the completion of the 12 1/4 " diameter hole section in its Horse Hill-2 ("HH-2") Portland pilot well, 95/8" casing has been set and cemented into position from surface to 2,019 ft below rig floor. After setting and testing blow out preventers, expected to be completed today, the well will drill a short section of 8 1/2 " diameter hole down to the coring point, where three 60 ft cores are planned through the oil bearing Portland reservoir.

Following the coring programme, designed primarily to acquire key technical data that will ensure the 1000m HH-2z horizontal section is correctly positioned within the Portland's most oil-productive zone, the well will drill ahead to total depth, be electric logged and then plugged back to the "kick-off" point, delineating the start of HH-2z's planned 1000m horizontal trajectory. HH-2z will follow directly afterwards.

UKOG holds a controlling 85.635% interest in the Horse Hill oil field and surrounding highly prospective PEDL137 and PEDL246 licences, which are operated by UKOG's subsidiary company, Horse Hill Developments Ltd.

About HH-2/2z:

HH-2/2z, the first of two new horizontal wells in the field's Portland oil pool, is designed to be retained as a future production well, capable of delivering flow rates significantly higher than the previously reported 362 barrels of oil per day ("bopd") from the HH-1 vertical Portland discovery well. Following a planned extensive HH-2z production flow-testing campaign, both HH-2z Portland and the HH-1 Kimmeridge well are expected to be put into long term production by the end of 2019.

Stephen Sanderson, UKOG's Chief Executive, commented:

"The HH-2 pilot continues on schedule and according to plan. We look forward to the imminent coring programme, the data from which will ensure the HH-2z horizontal is optimally positioned within the reservoir, a key step towards delivering flow rates significantly in excess of the HH-1 vertical discovery well."

Qualified Person's Statement

Matt Cartwright, UKOG's Commercial Director, who has over 36 years of relevant experience in the global oil industry, has approved the information contained in this announcement. Mr Cartwright is a Chartered Engineer and member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

For further information, please contact:

UK Oil & Gas PLC

Stephen Sanderson / Kiran Morzaria Tel: [phone]

WH Ireland Ltd (Nominated Adviser and Broker)

James Joyce / James Sinclair-Ford Tel: [phone]

Cenkos Securities PLC (Joint Broker)

Joe Nally / Neil McDonald Tel: [phone]

Novum Securities (Joint Broker)

John Bellis Tel: [phone]

Public Relations

Brian Alexander Tel: [phone]

Glossary

 
 horizontal   a well that during drilling is steered so as 
  well         to follow and remain within a particular geological 
               stratum or reservoir unit having a trajectory 
               that runs approximately parallel to the top and 
               or base of the target horizon 
 oil field    an accumulation, pool or group of pools of oil 
               in the subsurface that produces oil to surface 
             ----------------------------------------------------- 
 well test    or flow test involves testing a well by flowing 
               hydrocarbons to surface, typically through a 
               test separator; key measured parameters are oil 
               and gas flow rates, downhole pressure and surface 
               pressure. The overall objective is to identify 
               the well's capacity to produce hydrocarbons at 
               a commercial flow rate. 
             ----------------------------------------------------- 
 

UKOG Licence Interests

The Company has interests in the following UK licences:

 
Asset                    Licence      UKOG         Licence        Operator      Area (km(2) )          Status 
                                     Interest       Holder 
                                                    UKOG            IGas                          Field currently 
Avington                                             (GB)           Energy                           temporarily 
 (1)                     PEDL070       5%          Limited           Plc            18.3               shut in 
----------------------             ----------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------------- 
                                                                                                    BB-1/1z oil 
                                                                                                     discovery, 
Broadford                                                                                           Loxley-1 gas 
 Bridge/Loxley/Godley                                                                                 appraisal 
 Bridge                                             UKOG            UKOG                            well planning 
 (2, 3,                                             (234)           (234)                            application 
 8)                      PEDL234      100%         Ltd (4)         Ltd (4)          300.0             submitted 
----------------------             ----------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------------- 
                                                                                                     Finalising 
                                                                                                 new site selection 
                                                                                                  to drill Portland 
                                                                    UKOG                           and Kimmeridge 
A24 (3)                  PEDL143      67.5%         UKOG             (7)            91.8              prospects 
----------------------             ----------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------------- 
                                                    UKOG            IGas 
Horndean                                             (GB)           Energy                        Field in stable 
 (1)                      PL211        10%         Limited           Plc            27.3             production 
----------------------             ----------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------------- 
                                                    Horse           Horse 
                                                     Hill            Hill                            Production 
Horse Hill                                       Developments    Developments                      tests ongoing, 
 (5)                     PEDL137     85.635%         Ltd             Ltd            99.3          HH-2/2z drilling 
----------------------             ----------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------------- 
                                                    Horse           Horse 
                                                     Hill            Hill 
Horse Hill                                       Developments    Developments 
 (5)                     PEDL246     85.635%         Ltd             Ltd            43.6              As above 
----------------------             ----------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------------- 
                                                                                                     Preparing 
                                                                                                 planning submission 
                                                                                                    for Arreton-3 
                                                                                                    oil appraisal 
Isle of                                                                                           well and Arreton 
 Wight (Onshore)                                                                                  South exploration 
 (2, 3)                  PEDL331       95%          UKOG            UKOG            200.0               well 
----------------------             ----------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------------- 
                                                    UKOG            UKOG 
Markwells                                            (GB)            (GB) 
 Wood                    PEDL126      100%         Limited         Limited          11.2              MW-1 P&A 
----------------------             ----------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------------- 
 

Notes:

1. Oil field currently in stable production.

2. Oil discovery pending development and/or appraisal drilling.

3. Exploration asset with drillable prospects and leads.

4. Contains the Broadford Bridge-1/1z Kimmeridge oil discovery, the eastern extension of the Godley Bridge Portland gas discovery, plus further undrilled Kimmeridge exploration prospects.

5. Portland and Kimmeridge Oil field with productive and commercially viable zones, EWT ongoing, production planning consent granted in September 2019, appraisal/development drilling campaign underway. Long term production start expected late 2019.

6. UKOG has a direct 77.9% interest in HHDL, which has a 65% interest in PEDL137 and PEDL246.

7. OGA consent received for the transfer of operatorship from Europa to UKOG

8. Gas discovery pending appraisal drilling and development with underlying Kimmeridge potential

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